Brayan Pena thanks Reds Nation after 12-year MLB career

Cincinnati Reds catcher Brayan Pena (29) celebrates his two-run single during the bottom of the seventh inning of the MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. The Reds fell to the Dodgers 7-4.(Photo: The Enquirer/Sam Greene)

Former catcher and Reds fan favorite Brayan Pena expressed his gratitude via Twitter to "the entire Reds Nation" with a personal message about what his two seasons in Cincinnati meant to him at the end of a 12-season Major League Baseball career.

@Reds Let me be grateful to the entire REDS NATION , who made me so happy , the nation that embrace me everyday and accepted me for been my self , you guys were charming and very respectful . My heart will hold nothing but LOVE and RESPECT to all of you . #29🎤